Chewy Spice Hermit Bars
Author: Mindie ~ The "Born Again" Farm Girl
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup lard (shortening)
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups wheat flour
- ½ cup molasses
- Optional - raisins
- In a large bowl cream together the sugar, shortening and butter.
- Add in all of the spiced, the salt and the baking soda.
- Add wheat flour a little at a time and work it in well before adding the molasses.
- In a greased 9x13 pan, press your mixture flat.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until it begins to slightly pull away from the sides of the pan.
- Cool and cut into bars.
Recipe by Grain Mill Wagon at https://www.grainmillwagon.com/chewy-spice-hermit-bars/
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